New TSB Card and Pin mumber arrive same day near identical envelopes

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  • UKSBD
    UKSBD Posts: 797 Forumite
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    Not_Me_Officer wrote: »
    Maybe paint your card a more suitable colour?


    The Co Op one or the TSB one?
  • Not_Me_Officer
    Not_Me_Officer Posts: 302 Forumite
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    UKSBD wrote: »
    The Co Op one or the TSB one?
    Whichever is your least favourite i would suggest.

    Alternatively if you have a strong dislike for both then paint both :)
  • UKSBD
    UKSBD Posts: 797 Forumite
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    TheShape wrote: »
    If you're not happy with cards and PINs arriving at the same time don't do as I did and apply for 4 current accounts in one weekend. Lots of cards and PINs in the following Friday's post. Then you've got to match the right PIN the the right BOS Debit card which all look the same.



    Actually, you may have hit the nail on the head there!


    The hassle any would be card thief has matching the 4 different PIN numbers to the 4 different cards may just be enough to dissuade him from pinching the cards in the 1st place.
  • Ben8282
    Ben8282 Posts: 4,821 Forumite
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    UKSBD wrote: »
    I ordered a new TSB Visa card the other day which arrived in the most this morning.


    Alongside it, in a very similar envelope was my PIN number


    Surely Banks shouldn't send cards and pin numbers out on the same day like this?


    When you order a replacement debit card it's not normal to also be sent a new PIN.
  • pmduk
    pmduk Posts: 10,655 Forumite
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    Ben8282 wrote: »
    When you order a replacement debit card it's not normal to also be sent a new PIN.



    It fepends on the reasons for the replacement and the bank concerned.
  • Kim_13
    Kim_13 Posts: 2,433 Forumite
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    edited 10 June 2017 at 10:22AM
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    This happened with my Halifax card and pin, when the account was first opened. It is not standard practice to be sent a pin with a new card for an existing account, unless you request one as you have forgotten it, or think that your account has been compromised.

    All banks/building societies do send them on separate days, but I prefer not to put money into the account until one of the two is in my possession, in case this happens and it is taken. Around here at least, we don't even see a post person some days, so it looks as though their round can just be too big for the time they have and they have to skip some streets and do them the next day. Otherwise, some items do take longer to get through the system than others, even though the same service is used.
  • UKSBD
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    Looks like sending PINS and cards out on same day in envelopes which make it obvious what they are isn't a good idea - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41081396
  • stclair
    stclair Posts: 6,844 Forumite
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    My recent TSB card arrived in a plain envelope.

    When it did arrive I knew what it was straight away.

    It's not hard really to disguish what was in the envolope before I even opened it.
    Im an ex employee RBS Group
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  • Ianh82
    Ianh82 Posts: 153 Forumite
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    veryintrigued wrote: »
    I blame the coalition

    lol.

    i blame brexit
  • molerat
    molerat Posts: 31,861 Forumite
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    UKSBD wrote: »
    Looks like sending PINS and cards out on same day in envelopes which make it obvious what they are isn't a good idea - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41081396
    They are not sending them out on the same day though. Posties will get to know what is in envelopes and will take the card one day and wait for the PIN.
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